Average Ratings

Solid

Way more than satisfied with the usability of my Helio Ocean. If you don't like fast internet or streaming video capabilities at your fingertips along with complete email, instant messaging, video recording, photo uploading (geo tagged at that) and staying in touch pretty much anyway you would do in the comfort of your own home but from where ever the day (or night) brings you. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH YOU! AND THERE IS DEFINITLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU IF YOU DO LIKE ALL THIS AND STILL PAY EXTRA FOR IT ALL SOMEWHERE ELSE (SIDEKICK)...KISS MY HELIO BUTT!

great device

love this device i have had it for about two months and i wouldn't know what to do without it, great reception Internet isn't the fastest but i live in a small town love the features so much stuff is packed into it. i have had no problems with it yet. cant wait till they make the upgraded model...OCEAN II oh yeah.

Best phone I have had

I have had the ocean for a few weeks and I have been very happy with it. the dual keyboard functionality is rock solid. The voice and clarity have been great. It holds a 3g network even if there is only 1 bar.

all-around great device

First off, the only reason I gave the Ocean a 4.5 instead of 5.0 is because it is a little big and Helio doesn't offer enough accessories for it (carrying cases, belt clips?!).

This device is great, and I have only experienced 1 bug so far (internet browser went to white screen, wouldn't load any pages... so just closed browser, reopened, and problem is fixed) and that bug only happened once. The best thing about the Ocean is the messaging interface, extremely easy to setup and use, just a great app!

best device ive every owned!!

PROS:big bright crisp screenregular phone pad & qwerty3ggreat signal strength (never dropped a call)AIM is amazing! (very similar to sk3)great plan choices2 mp camera that actually takes decent pictures!awesome mp3 playerBATTERY LIFE IS VERY GOOD!myspace mobile app works very well& many more i just cant think of right now.

CONS:kinda buggy at timeskinda bulky (not as bad i thought it would be though)

OVERALL:im in love with my helio ocean its the best device ive ever owned and ive owned alot (motorola q, vx 9800, sk2). i would greatly recommend it to anyone who wants to stay in touch with people and have the coolest device.

Well I like it

This is a unique device with great connectivity and features. Love the keyboard search for contacts and web searches; push Yahoo email is sweet; appreciate a second keypad for dialing; screen (though small) is brilliant; Google maps w/GPS is fun, and though weighty it doesn't feel as large as I had anticipated. I think the previous reviewers were victims of the over-hype that preceded the launch. If you are looking for the perfect do-everything-device, I am not sure it has been made yet and I am finding the Ocean to be no more frustrating or dazzling than the WM5 devices (Dash, MDA) I have previously owned. They are also phones first, with unique connectivity/productivity features second. For me the Ocean and Helio have integrated all the features better than anything I have seen/owned to date and I am enjoying using it. I also like Helio's all-in plans and find them a value (just add unlimited text/data to other carriers plans and see what you come up with.) Battery life could be better but I guess there are limits and trade-offs based on the size of the device.

Great but not perfect

I've used the Ocean for over a week now and here's what I think of the phone.

First of all, it is great for calls. The clarity I would rate just a tad below Verizon. As for it's messaging aspect, I love it more than the Sidekick 3 and Dash. The keyboard, in my opinion, is better than the SK3 and Dash. The spacing of the keys are great, though I wish the spacebar was wider. Beimg able to retrieve Yahoo, Gmail, and Earthlink mail is great. Though I do wish Gmail was push email. AIM works well. For me, I felt it works better than on the SK3.

The UI is great. The menu system is well laid out and settings are easy to locate and change. However, the software is laggy at times and the phone has frozen on me a few times.

The web browser is possibly my biggest complaint about the Ocean. If a page takes to o long to load, it goes back to the main screen and the browser has be started up again. Although it can go to most websites, there are a few which it can't open.

To sum it up,

PROS:Large screenGreat keyboardFast EVDO serviceGreat messaging interfaceGood size for a device which does so much

CONS:Laggy softwareWeb Browser could be betterNo push email for all emailsAIM is slow at times

If you're looking for a good all-in-one device, I highly recommend the Ocean. It's not perfect, but at least Helio gives you a 30 day period to try it out.